Freedom Rides
In 1961, CORE used the freedom rides to challenge segregation on buses.
Freedom Rides
The Freedom Rides were scheduled to take just 13 days and initially involved only 13 Freedom Riders; however, by the end of the summer of 1961, over three hundred activists had participated in the rides. Although the riders faced violent attacks by the KKK, they never gave up. In the end, despite the many bumps in the road, nonviolent tactics worked and interstate travel was finally desegregated.
The Freedom Rides were scheduled to take just 13 days and initially involved only 13 Freedom Riders; however, by the end of the summer of 1961, over three hundred activists had participated in the rides. Although the riders faced violent attacks by the KKK, they never gave up. In the end, despite the many bumps in the road, nonviolent tactics worked and interstate travel was finally desegregated.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers
An article about the Freedom Rides and Martin Luther King's role in it.
An article about the Freedom Rides and Martin Luther King's role in it.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Statement
A statement delivered by Martin Luther King, Jr. in support of the Freedom Rides.
A statement delivered by Martin Luther King, Jr. in support of the Freedom Rides.